Point Edward, Village, Ontario (1911 census)
Point Edward, Village was a village in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 874. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q4859882. The administrative centroid was at approximately 42.996°N, 82.405°W.
Population
In 1911, Point Edward, Village had a population of 874: 481 male and 393 female residents. Population density was 871.3 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1881 | 1,293 |
| 1891 | 1,881 |
| 1901 | 780 |
| 1911 | 874 |
| 1921 | 1,258 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Point Edward, Village shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 32 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 2 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (5 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| POP | 780 |
| POP F | 393 |
| POP M | 481 |
| POP PER SQ MI | 832.38 |
| POP TOT | 874 |
Other recorded variables (27 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| ANGLICANS | 218 |
| AREA ACRES | 671 |
| AREA SQ MI | 1.05 |
| BAPTISTS | 28 |
| BRIT ENGLISH | 334 |
| BRIT IRISH | 184 |
| BRIT OTHER | 1 |
| BRIT SCOTCH | 221 |
| CONGREGATIONALISTS | 2 |
| CSD TYPE | VL |
| DWELLINGS | 187 |
| F MARRIED | 167 |
| F SINGLE | 196 |
| F WIDOWED | 30 |
| FAMILIES | 187 |
| FRENCH | 14 |
| GERMAN | 38 |
| ITALIAN | 6 |
| M MARRIED | 186 |
| M SINGLE | 285 |
| M WIDOWED | 10 |
| METHODISTS | 278 |
| POLISH | 42 |
| PRESBYTERIANS | 209 |
| ROMAN CATHOLICS | 139 |
| SCANDINAVIAN | 7 |
| UNSPECIFIED | 27 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON088008— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON122019— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q4859882
- Wikipedia (EN): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward,_Ontario
- Wikipédia (FR): https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Point_Edward_(Ontario)
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Point Edward, Village, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/point-edward-village-on088008-1911/.